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How we safeguard clients and raise public confidence in the counselling professions

Parkinsonʼs disease: the emotional impact. Plus... Kick the habit: The human givens approach to treating addiction // In our time: How the past, present and future shape our lives // Rights of way: Barriers to support for disabled people in Northern Ireland

Unhidden: understanding autism in young adult women and girls. Providing autistic females with positive experiences of therapy can be life-saving... Plus: What’s in a name?... Supporting young trans minds... Confessions of a reluctant networker... A fine balance. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, June 2026.

If social media is coming between you, find out how what can help you rebuild your real life connection

Open article: Rick Hughes interviews speakers and presenters involved in a recent outdoor personal and professional development event. University and College Counselling, September 2024.

‘That’s so gay!’: Why does LGBT bullying happen and what can we do to make our counselling spaces safe, LGBT+ inclusive environments? // Throw of the dice // Gloriously unready // More doing, less being // Under the eyes of a thousand stars...

Beyond the scroll: therapy in the age of TikTok. The role of social media in young people’s self-diagnosis, and as a gateway to therapy... Plus: Language matters... Pride as a verb... The safeguarding tightrope... Daring to be funny. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, June 2025.

A pathway to private practice: Setting up, developing and maintaining a career in counselling. Plus... Loneliness: society’s most pressing issue... Therapists who self-harm... Setting up in practice outside the UK. Private Practice, March 2025

The neurodivergent workforce: why don’t I fit in at work?... The interview: My workplace... The power of ‘no’